The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-22
A TERRIBLE CASUALTY
4 Steamer Engulfed in Sight
of Dover Pier.
IBMENsE LOSS OF LIFE
Graphic Accounts OF the Disaster-
List OF the Passengers Saved
General News Notes.
sunk by a Collision.

steamer r. a. Scholten, Captain TaaT,
which left Rotterdam yesterday for New
York was sunk by collision with the
steamer Rosa Mary, of Hartlepool, at IL
O'Clock last night, ten miles off Dover.
The SchoLten carried complement of
$50 passengers and crew. The steamer
Ebra, of Sunderland, rescued ninety OF
the crew and passengers and landed
them at the Sailors Home, Dover. One
hundred and forty of the passengers are
missing. Five passengers and a child
of the party brought to Dover we're
found suffering badly from exposure. 1t
is hoped that passing vessels have
rescued the missing ones. The ". a.
SchoIten's masts are visible from Dover
pier. Boats have left Dover bound in
all directions, for the purpose of saving
life and property If possible. The Rosa
-hdrv is anchored off Ramsgate, with
her bows stove in.
5p.m.-Up to this hour twenty-five
bodies from the SchoEter have been
landed at Dover.
The SchcIteR left Rotterdam on Sstur-
day morning. AT the time Of the acct
dent q dense fog prevailed. The
SchoIten was struck on the port bow by
the Rosa Mary. Immediately after the
shock was felt the SchoIten's passengers.
all of whom bad retired for the night,
rushed on deck III their nightgoWns.
The boats were promptly ordered
lowered, but it vas found that only two
we're available. Three others we're useless
and were not lowered. Water rushed
swiftly through the hole in the bow and
a terrible scene ensued. The panic
stricken passengers uttered piercing
ahrieks, and many fell upon their knees
and prayed aloud. little children chung
90 their mothers, who themselves were
shrieking with terror. The officers were
cool and self possessed, and remained on
the bridge TO the last. Several persons
procured life belts and leaped into the
sea. Within twenty minutes Of the
shock the SchOEten was engulfed. ALI
those who had put on life belts 1oated,
and we're rescued by boats from the
Ebra which oruised around until
o'clock in the morning. Many of the
rescued lost wives, husbands, brothers
and sisters. The survivors were sup
piled with clothes, and everything pos
sible was done to ensure their comfort.
Passengers accounts differ regarding
the circumstances of the collision, and
reports of officers of the Sohoiteaa clash
With those of off GERS of the Rosa MIry.
Some of the passengers state that
most of the passengers had retired to
their hunks and only few remained in
the saloon when the tremendous crash
was heard on the port bow. They say
1t is impossible that the collision could
have occurred by the ScbOtte7S striking
81 = -,
of the SchOLten reports that he was on
deck when he saw an unknown steamer
coming through the fog. Before any
thing could be done, the Gchotten was
strEck in the fore rigging and port bow.
The other vessel. which ne now pre-
sumes was the Rosa Mary backed off and
disappeared. Whithin twenty minutes
the SchOEeft sank. The captain of the
Rose Mary states that his vessel was run
into while anchored Soatheast of south
Sandhead by an unknown ssteamer.
Finding that the Rosa MGry was
damaged be proceeded to Dover roads,
where the vessel is now docked. The
Rosa Mary was laden with coal for ST.
Nszaire.
Following is list of the passengers
saved and landed at Dover: Sarah
Zuherman, Caroline Muller Card Miller.
Sver CatzeEm, Fred Stopney. Sara Gold
Maria Steiser, T. Robinson, Vandam
Folybrum, Iohan Binkie, Reich ProIr.-
hof, Albart Hensler, Madeleine Simiel,
Anna CONG, @. F. Andeartet, Judi
Levense. 81. Pastuor. s. Whine, e.
Sisskiy, C. s. Alpser, T. s. Ebott, E.
suscarch, Chas' Miles, A. F. Bergstein,
Il. Appleby, Pekel Schottmeider, f.
Wilma, Francois Reiter, l. Gerung, G.
Teskler, Meyer Schatsneider. L. Strick,
Marbara Sputz, Maria Hobels, Bergen
Kleis. According to the latest state
ments there were 30 persons on board
the SchoIten. leaving l32 drowned and
missing.
The first mate and fourth engineer
have been recognized among the dead.
The SchOLten lies four miles from the adj
miralty pier.
Among the bodies identified at Dover
are those of Mrs. Lebenstein, Henry
Blanc, BurstIg friedman, Solomon
GoldSchmidt and John Koeule. The
bodies ars distorted showing that death
vas caused by violence and not by
drowning. One of those saved is Monte
Colo, from the Tyroi. He states that
the scenes of the sinking ship
were terrible. The steerage passen gers,
stricken with terror, ran about the deck
IN wild confusion. The captain tried
his utmost to restore order, but without
effect. The passengers rushed for the
boats, and it was with the greatest diff
fcuIty that the officers could keep them
form jumping into and sinking them
Colo was in the water two hours. When
taken out he was greatly exhausted,
owing TO the extreme cold and his
efforts to keep Ahoat. After the vessel
sank the cries of persons in the water
could be heard for long time in ali
directions.
George Moore, a passenger, states
that when the crash occurred, "a
general rusbs was made for
the deck. was told that nothing serious
had occurred, said he, but L secured
a life belt. There were six English
passengers on board, and one of these,
q girl, asked Us to keep in group, that
the EagIish might 90 down together.
was in the water a long time before
being picked up. When the Sch0JteR
ssuf the cries we're heartrending